Topology · Mathematics
eh, general topology and some abstract topology I guess.
Broad discussion of point set topology and rudiments of algebraic topology.
Topology! Pointset topolgy and basic algebra topology!
40% Homework Assignments - Interesting but usually very time consuming 25% Midterm Exam and 35% Final Exam - Both were very reasonable and straightforward.
a not-too-difficult problem set every week (problem sets were 50% of the grade) plus a relatively easy midterm and final
The course followed a few chapters in Munkres fairly closely. The homework was weekly, fairly easy, and varied greatly in length, though it was always graded forgivingly. The midterm was easy, and the final exam, though long, was reasonable.
Point-set topology and basics of more advanced topology
Metric topology and some algebraic topology. We followed Munkres pretty closely.
Point-set topology and the beginning of algebraic topology like homotopy, fundamental groups, covering maps etc.
There were essentially two "parts" to the course—in the first half, we covered many of the basic concepts of general topology (continuity, compactness, connectedness), but didn't talk in depth about separation or countability axioms, because Prof. Khovanov was interested in delving into algebraic topology as soon as possible. We then learnt about the fundamental group, the lifting property of covering spaces, and the van Kampen theorem.